AFT University of Massachusetts Faculty Records
The first faculty union at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) AFL-CIO, was established largely in response to the administration’s reluctance to recommend raises in faculty salaries (1958-1964) and due to the faculty’s desire for self-governance. The union was short-lived on the campus, but served to raise the consciousness of faculty to issues of faculty autonomy.
The collection includes historical sketches, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, and treasurer’s reports.
The first faculty union at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) AFL-CIO, was established largely in response to the administration’s reluctance to recommend raises in faculty salaries (1958-1964) and due to the faculty’s desire for self-governance. The union was short-lived on the campus, but served to raise the consciousness of faculty to issues of faculty autonomy. AFT agitation helped bring about the “Green Book”, the Morris Document, and the “Red Book” – basic documents defining the system of faculty governance at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst.
The collection includes historical sketches, memoranda, correspondence, resolutions, and treasurer’s reports.
The collection is open for research.
Cite as: American Federation of Teachers AFL-CIO, University of Massachusetts Faculty Records (MS 152). Special Collections and University Archives, W.E.B. Du Bois Library, University of Massachusetts Amherst.
Acquired from Mario De Pillis, 1987
Processed by Linda Seidman, 2003.